The Thistle: History and Stories from Edinborough Press

The Thistle December 2007


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Daniel Hoisington reads "Christmas in a USA Hospital" -- taken from Notes from a Hospital, published in 1864. The author, who remains anonymous, describes preparations for a celebration in a ward of Union soldiers in December 1862. In the season that marks the birth of the "Prince of Peace," this writer ponders the reasons why the North has not won the Civil War.
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The Thistle: History and Stories from Edinborough PressBy Edinborough Press